Speaker for the event is Mr. Adrian L. Wallace, the 30th General President and CEO for the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Wallace is a leader and a consummate professional, and has the ability to combine strategic thinking with strategic action. He is an expert on how to establish a vision, formulate and plan and execute a plan., and get results.
Wallace holds the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Mathematics from Texas Southern University and the Master of Business Administration from McNeese State University of Lake Charles, Louisiana. He also holds the Certified Training Professional designation from the University of Southern Mississippi and the Certified Advanced Facilitator from the University of Phoenix Online.
He is a retired Chief Chemist, VISTA Chemical and a professional researcher. He holds several patents in the United States and in Europe for developing improved process for the production of a product that increases the flow of crude oil in systems to include the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline.
As the general president, Wallace created and organized the Martin Luther King Memorial Project team to erect the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the national mall in Washington, D.C. Under his leadership, the organization secured over $15 million dollars in commitments and actual contributions from the Tommy Hilfiger Foundation and General Motors to formally launch the project.
Wallace’s impact and his influence expands beyond the fraternity to include his contributions to business and economic development initiatives, both persona and profession. In 2013, Wallace was appointed as the first Executive Director for the SEED Business Incubator which is housed in the $14 million Southwest Louisiana Entrepreneurial & Economic Development Center (SWLA/SEED), serving the five county area. Wallace previously served as Director of Lake Charles North Redevelopment Authority and Assistant City Administrator for Mayor of the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana. He currently a Franchise Owner of Alana’s Hallmark Shop and Cruise Planners, Inc., specializing in specialize in upscale, personal travel via cruises and resort packages.
Over the years, Brother Wallace has amassed many awards for his civic, social and professional engagement to include the Trail Blazer Award – Black Heritage Festival, SWLA Black Excellence Visionary Award, The Whitney M. Young, Jr. and the Silver Beaver, (highest Council Award) from the Boy Scouts of America.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Since its founding, the fraternity has provided leadership and service during the Great Depression, World War II, Civil Rights Movements, and addressed social issues such as apartheid and urban housing, and other economic, cultural, and political issues affecting people of color. The fraternity’s mentoring, academic achievement and voter education programs and its relationships with the March of Dimes, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boy Scouts are priority-one for the fraternity. Some of its major programs include the Million Dollar Contribution to the National Urban League, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the United Negro Scholarship Fund and its lead role in the management and construction of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the Washington Mall. Dr. King was one of the most revered brothers of the fraternity. Dr. Everett B. Ward, the fraternity’s 35th General President. The fraternity is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with Brother Dr. Willis L. Lonzer, III as the General President.
The fraternity’s membership is lodged in more than 414 colleges and 369 alumni chapters throughout the United States, Africa, Europe, Korea, Bahamas and the Caribbean. Some of its prominent members are Justice Thurgood Marshall, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., Senators Edward M. Brookes, Roland Burris, Raphael Warnock, Congressmen Emmanuel Cleaver, Al Green and Charles Rangel; former PVAMU presidents E. B. Evans, Alvin I. Thomas and Charles Hines; former Mayors Lee P. Brown, David Dinkins, Andrew Young, Ernest Morial, Sylvester Turner, Raymond E. Carreathers, Jiles P. Daniels, Frank Jackson, Sr., Michael Wolfe and Brian Rowland, Texas Representatives Al Edwards, Ronald Reynolds and Texas Senator Boris Miles, Fort Bend Commissioner Grady Prestage; musicians Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie; Activists Paul Robeson, W. E. B. DuBois; Olympian Jesse Owens, and legendary coaches Eddie Robinson and Lenny Wilkins, to name a few.
The founders day committee include Herbert R. Thomas, Chair, Frederick V. Roberts, Vice-Chair, Stephen Price, Lynn Smith, Jarrid Harris, David Spivey, Kehnon Glenn, Kyle Maronie.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick V. Roberts - 979-221-8430 unitancommunications@yahoo.com
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